That is a good idea, will look into it.

How to? I know the basic printing functions and using the CPrintDialog plus PRINTDLG pd, a little sample that only prints a statement but shows what I am using:

CPrintDialog dlg(FALSE, pd.Flags);

if (dlg.DoModal() != IDOK)
{
	AfxMessageBox("Abort or Unknown Printer or Printer device error");
	return;
}
pd.hDC = dlg.CreatePrinterDC();
ASSERT(pd.hDC !=0);

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	 CDC \* dc  = new CDC;

	 dc = CDC::FromHandle(pd.hDC);   
		// Get Height and Width of large character
	int  cxPage = ::GetDeviceCaps (pd.hDC, HORZRES) ;
	int  cyPage = ::GetDeviceCaps (pd.hDC, VERTRES) ;

	sizePrn.cx = cxPage;
	sizePrn.cy = cyPage;


memset(&lf, 0, sizeof(lf));
lf.lfHeight = -MulDiv(12, dc->GetDeviceCaps(LOGPIXELSY), 72);//abs(lf.lfHeight)
lf.lfWeight = FW\_BOLD;  //FW\_MEDIUM; //;    
lf.lfPitchAndFamily = FIXED\_PITCH | FF\_MODERN;
lf.lfQuality = PROOF\_QUALITY; //NEW
lstrcpy(lf.lfFaceName, "Times New Roman");  //"Courier");
VERIFY(font.CreateFontIndirect(&lf));

dc->SetMapMode (MM\_ISOTROPIC) ;
dc->SetWindowExt ( 1000, 1000) ;
dc->SetViewportExt (cxPage / 2, -cyPage / 2) ;
dc->SetViewportOrg (cxPage / 2,  cyPage / 2) ;
dc->SetTextAlign(TA\_BASELINE | TA\_CENTER);
dc->SetBkMode(OPAQUE);
dc->SetMapMode(MM\_TEXT);
dc->PatBlt(0, 0, sizePrn.cx, sizePrn.cy, WHITENESS);
dc->LPtoDP(&sizePrn);
dc->SelectObject(&font) ;

 CSize extentChar = dc ->GetTextExtent("M",1);
 int nCharHeight  = extentChar.cy+4;
 int nCharWidth	  = extentChar.cx+10;     

// Begin printing the doc
BeginWaitCursor();

CString printDate = GetMyCurDateTime();

DOCINFO docinfo;
memset(&docinfo, 0, sizeof(docinfo));
docinfo.cbSize = sizeof(docinfo);
docinfo.lpszDocName = \_T("Calif Lottery Winnings");
docinfo.fwType = 0;


rc = dc->StartDocA(&docinfo);
if (rc < 0)
{
	sprintf(temp, "Unable to Begin printing - Error\[%d\]", rc);
	MessageBox(temp, NULL, MB\_OK);
	dc->ReleaseAttribDC();
	dc->ReleaseOutputDC();
	dc->DeleteTempMap();
	EndWaitCursor();
	DeleteDC(pd.hDC);
	if(pd.hDevMode != NULL)
		GlobalFree(pd.hDevMode);
	if(pd.hDevNames != NULL)
		GlobalFree(pd.hDevNames);
	dc = 0;
	return;
}
szTitle=CString("California Lottery System Printout     ") + printDate;
//Print a Page Header
dc -> StartPage();
dc -> SetTextAlign(TA\_LEFT | TA\_TOP);
dc -> TextOut(0, 0, szTitle, szTitle.GetLength() );

I too is the same, started in C language in 1992 and in a few years, I graduated to C++ and I loved it. However, my last project included over 400,000 lines of MFC/C++ code and a lot of memory. So much memory (CStrings!) it would crash in 2 weeks for no reason. I finally figured out that the CStrings were eating up memory. I changed most of the CStrings with common C language variables (static arrays [], chars etc). More work but running smoothly.

Quote: laws that prevent you from reducing salaries Does that mean programmers from the same Euro Union? What about contracting from other countries? I am curious because I am a U.S. citizen living in Thailand doing C++ with MFC. Is there a chance of doing contract work in the Euro zone?

Everybody needs to view Linus @ youtube, he has the answers why you can’t upgrade to Win11 and how to work around those restrictions so you Can upgrade. DON’T buy a new PC for Windows 11! - How to install - YouTube[^] Not sure if this link works here.

Just updated windows 10 yesterday and the mouse acted like someone else was using it. I unplugged the RJ45 and still had the problem. Looking deeper, the CPU was maxed out at 100% so not much processing power going to the mouse. After waiting a while, it calmed down and started working ok but took a long time, an hour or so. I think the new update was still working on things in the background so you could do things in the foreground, didnt work.